Chair covering



March 1938.

H. A SALLQ ET AL CHAIR COVERING Filed Feb. 15, 1937 ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 1, 1938 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC CHAIR COVERING Harry A. Sallop and Charles Emmey, New York, N. Y.

Application February 15, 1937, Serial No. 125,764 4 Claims. (01. 155-182) This invention relates to chair coverings. More able material such as matting and the like, particularly, it relates to a removable chair adapted to be fitted snugly against a. back rest covering having a plurality of interconnected I2 of an automobile seat l3. Said member I I is members for resting against a back rest and seat provided with a continuous reinforcing marginal e as used in automobiles and the like. edge made by sewing a beading l4 thereon, to 5 The present types of seat and chair coverings prevent the matting or like material from ravelnow generally used in automobiles, aeroplanes, ing. Extending from the upper part It of trains and the like, contain a plurality of flap backing member I l is a web or flap it of strong portions loosely joined by means of non-yieldable fabric material. Said web is connectedwith the .10 cloth strips and the like so that when they are marginal edge I4 is contiguous therewith at placed over an upholstered auto seat and back the upper portion and is adapted to hug the top rest, the strips become loose and the seat cover l6 and rear upper portion ll of back rest 12 to slides back or forward when a person occupies hold the backing member in snug position against the seat thereby imparting an unpleasing appearthe back rest 12. The web as'shown can be ance to the chairs or seats. retained in fixed position onto the back rest of the 15 It is one of the objects of this invention to seat by any suitable or well-known means such avoid the above disadvantages by providing a as by sewing or by nailing. .It may furthermore flexible seat top which can be easily held in relabe retained in position by means of Snappers, tively fixed and smooth position on the seat or not shown.v

. chair of an automobile and the like. The foldable covering l6 also includes a seat 20 Another object of the present invention is to member l8 similar in construction to the backing provide a simply constructed and relatively inmember H and is adapt-ed for resting on a removexpensive seat covering adapted to remain fixed able seat section i9 of the auto seat 13. Said in position when in use and which Will not beseat member is also provided with a reinforced come frayed or wrinkled due to long usage. continuous marginal edge or beading 20 to pre- 25 One other object of the present invention is to vent raveling of the matting material. Interprovide adjustable flexible covers having yieldable connecting backing member I l and seat member resilient hinge connections for retaining the cov- I8 is a, hinge 2| made preferably of resilient ers in flush position with the surface being covrubberized cloth or like material. Said hinge is e eddisposed intermediate the smaller edges of the 30 Still one further object of this invention is seat and back member II and is joined to the to provide hinged covering members having adjacent edges 22 and 23 respectively, of the weighted abutting end portions for various types backing member I! and the seat member I8. It of upholstered chairs adapted to be retained in is to be noted that the hinge as shown is pref flush position against a surface without ruiiling erably disposed intermediate the shorter edges 5 or wrinkling of the same. of the members H and I8, and is adapted to The present invention generally includes a novel fit flush against the meeting and abutting porcombination of interconnected parts for covertions of the back rest l2 and seat section I 9. ins rs hav n placeable or fixed seat sec- Furthermore, a plurality of said hinges inter-' tions, which parts are held in relatively fixed connecting the members H and i 8 may be pro- 4 D S tiOn When n u evided and disposed in any interconnecting posi- In the drawing: tio 1 iS a p a V w o a preferred embodiment Adjacent the shorter edges of backing member of the invention hereinafter described in greater I l and extending from longer edge 22, there is detail provided a pair of spaced Webbing flaps 24 and 45 Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment 25 respectively, each flap being adapted to deas used or mounted on an automobile seat given pend downwardly into the hollow portion of the as a ple, and seat i3 intermediate back rest I2 and the rear Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken on line back portion 34 as shown in Figure 3. Flaps 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing details of construction 24 and 25 are each provided with a terminal 50 and a e n f fie e Darts. sewed over portion forming hems 26 and 27 for Referring to the accompanying drawing whereaccommodating cylindrical members 28 and 29 in like numerals refer to like parts thruout, the respectively, thereby forming a relatively terminal invention preferably includes a foldable covering bulky portion for each of said Webbing flaps. In having a backing member ll made of any suitsaid bulky portions maintain the backing mem- 55 her it flush against the surface or" back rest ii. The cylindrical members 28 and 29 may be of paper, of cardboard, corrugated pap-er or the like provided they retain their cylindrical shape when in use and form anchors at the lower end of back rest I2.

Opposite flaps 2G and 25 are flaps 28 and 29 respectively, extending from seat member 48, each having a similar construction as said flaps 24 and 25. It is to be noted that flaps 28 and 29 are also provided with hems 3B and 31 into which fit cylindrical members 32 and 33 respectively.

Said flaps 28 and 29 respectively, are adapted to lie flush against rear portion 34 of seat section [9 as shown in Fig. 3, and form frictional contact and abutment with the opposed respective web flaps 2 3 and 25 to thereby retain members H and H3 in smooth position against back rest I 2 and top of seat section l9.

Connected with seat member l8 and extending therefrom there is provided a front webbing 35 adapted to cover the major portion of the front 38 of seat section iii. The webbing 35 is retained against the seat section by any well-known suitable means such as sewing, nailing to the framework of the seat or by riveting or by the use of snappers, not shown.

It will be noted from the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, that a chair covering is provided for automobiles, trains, airships, aeroplanes and the like where the upholstering is protected from wear, tear and soiling. The covering as made according to the present invention is provided with retaining depending parts, whereby the members covering the back rest and seat sections are re tained in smooth surfaced condition. Furthermore, said covering members cannot be moved out of the relative position in which they are originally set or mounted since the cylinder members in the hems of the flaps 25, 25, 28 and 29 respectively form anchors intermediate the seat section 19 and back rest I2 to obstruct any movement of said members. When one sits on the seat as shown in Fig. 3, his body weight forces the seat l9 downward and back rest l2 inward thereby depressing the same. In such case members H and i8 are not displaced since they are held in relative position by resilient hinge 2 I. When the person rises from the chair and the back rest l2 and seat section #9 return to normal position, members H and I8 cannot be upwardly displaced or moved apart since the cylinders in the hems of flaps 25, 2E, 28 and 29 respectively are in abutting position forming anchors held together in chair :3 as shown in Fig. 3. the members i I and i8 is resilient and will stretch when pressure is exerted on said members without displacing them, from their fixed abutting position against back rest 12 and seat section [9 respectively. Also when pressure is removed against the back rest and seat section, the members l l and 3 return to normal position.

While the present invention has been described as used in connection with an automobile chair as shown in the accompanying drawing, it is to be understood that its use is not limited thereto.

It is to be further understood that various changes as to form, arrangement of parts and use of materials may be made without departing from.

Hinge 2| interconnecting the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claims.

We claim:

1. In combination with an upholstered chair having a removable seat portion, a flexible covering device comprising a plurality of matting members for the chair, having flexible marginal beading to prevent ravelling of said matting, webbing extending from the major portion of the outer edge of each of the members in engagement with adjacent portions of the chair, a hinge interconnecting a portion of the adjacent parallel edges of the matting members, a plurality of spaced Webbedflaps extending from the adjacent edges of each of the matting members having enlarged terminal portions for fitting between the back and seat portions of the chair the terminal portions-of one edge abutting those on the adjacent edge and those on one of the edges forming obstructions to those on the adjacent edge to retain the matting members in position against the seating portion of the chair and prevent sliding of the same when in use.

2. The combination with a chair having a back rest and a removable seat section, of a covering device having a plurality of matting coverings for the seat section and the back rest of the chair respectively, a flexible member interconnecting the coverings, along a portion of their adjacent edges, a webbing extending from the major portion of the edge of each of the coverings opposed to the interconnecting member and adapted to be fixed to the free ends of the seat and back rest sections and retain the coverings in flush position against the seating and back rest portions of the chair surface, and enlarged anchoring means depending from the unconnected portions of the adjacent edges of the coverings and extending between the seat section and the back rest of the chair to prevent displacement of the coverings from the chair when in operation.

3. A covering device according to claim 2, in which the enlarged means comprise flaps having hems at their free ends and having cylindrical removable members in the hems for weighting down the coverings and retain the same in position against the seat section and the back rest of the chair one of said cylindrical members forming an obstruction and abutment for the other to prevent displacement thereof.

4. A covering device for upholstered automobile seats'and the like, having a back rest and a removable seat section, comprising a plurality of flexible matting coverings for the back rest and the seat section said coverings having marginal headings to prevent ravelling of the matting thereon, a reinforcing flap webbing extending,

from the major portion of one edge of each covering for engagement with the back rest and seat section, means interconnecting a portion of the adjacent marginal edges of the coverings adapted to retain the coverings 1n the same relative positions when the seat is in use, and a plurality of spaced weighted flaps depending from each of the coverings into the space between the back rest and seat section forming anchors for preventing displacement of the coverings upon release of pressure on the seat section and back rest.

HARRY A. SALLOP. CHARLES EMMEY. 

